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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - £148.66 vs £564.99
- Up to 72% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i9-10900X - £0.73 vs £2.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-9400 - 217 vs 205 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
205
94.47004608294931%
Value, £/FPS
£0.73/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
217
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.6/FPS
28.076923076923077%
Price, £
£564.99
26%
FPS Winner
CPU Intel Core i9-10900X 2066 Cascade BX
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In Stock
Updated 148 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
87.81725888324873%
Multi-Core
4795
51.168498559385334%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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